2026 · Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Sep 13, 2026 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New York Giants beat Dallas Cowboys 28–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Giants had just a 46% chance going in. Giants improve to 1-0; Cowboys fall to 0-1. Jaxson Dart led the way with 230 passing yards and 3 TDs; 54 rushing yards. Giants out-gained the opponent 395–244 in total yards.
Team stats
| DAL | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 25 |
| 244 | Total yards | 395 |
| 175 | Passing yards | 230 |
| 69 | Rushing yards | 165 |
| 22/34 | Comp / Att | 23/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:45) (Shotgun) 44-C.Skattebo left end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q134-D.Zvada extra point is GOOD, Center-58-B.Mann, Holder-15-J.Stout.
- Q2(5:59) (Shotgun) 33-J.Williams right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 33-J.Williams right tackle to NYG 1 for no gain (49-T.Edmunds).
- Q2(5:48) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 88-C.Lamb for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q217-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(:25) (Shotgun) 6-J.Dart pass short right to 9-I.Likely for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q234-D.Zvada extra point is GOOD, Center-58-B.Mann, Holder-15-J.Stout.
- Q3(7:04) 6-J.Dart pass short right to 9-I.Likely for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q334-D.Zvada extra point is GOOD, Center-58-B.Mann, Holder-15-J.Stout.
- Q3(:41) 33-J.Williams right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q317-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(7:31) (Shotgun) 6-J.Dart pass short left to 26-D.Singletary for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q434-D.Zvada extra point is GOOD, Center-58-B.Mann, Holder-15-J.Stout.
- Q4(5:26) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 33-J.Williams for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: NYG-20-G.Newsome has returned to the game. PENALTY on DAL-33-J.Williams, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 22/34 | 175 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 12 | 41 | 1 |
| Emari Demercado | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 5 | 8 | 44 | 1 |
| Javonte Williams | 5 | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| George Pickens | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Ryan Flournoy | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jake Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart | 23/29 | 230 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart | 11 | 54 | 0 |
| Cam Skattebo | 18 | 81 | 1 |
| Devin Singletary | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Likely | 8 | 8 | 78 | 2 |
| Malik Nabers | 6 | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Malachi Fields | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Theo Johnson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Patrick Ricard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |